Godzilla vs Hedorah, Ebirah and Godzilla vs Gigan Blu-rays coming up !

[dsman71]

Copied and pasted from DVD NEWS FLASH comes this press release..
These are coming soon I hope !!!



PRESS RELEASE: Section 23 Gets Three Classic GODZILLA Movies For Blu-Ray!
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January 21, 2014 at 11:12am



KRAKEN RELEASING LICENSES


“GODZILLA ® VS. HEDORAH™”,

“EBIRAH™, HORROR OF THE DEEP” &

“GODZILLA® VS.GIGAN™”



January 21, 2014 - 1967 may have been the Summer of Love, but 2014 will be the Summer of Godzilla®, and Kraken Releasing is spreading the kaiju (giant monster) goodness with the first U.S. Blu-ray release of three classic films featuring the world’s most famous giant reptile. Also available on DVD, and including both the English dubbed and original Japanese versions with English subtitles, these are three of the big G’s wildest adventures ever and showcase why, sixty years after his atomic birth at Japan’s Toho Studios, Godzilla® is still one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry!



The fun begins as 1971’s Godzilla® vs.Hedorah™, released theatrically in the U.S in 1972 as Godzilla® vs. the Smog Monster, pits Godzilla® against the forces of pollution in the form of a constantly mutating, acid-spewing behemoth from outer space. With eye-popping 1970’s “mod” costumes, hairstyles and psychedelic visuals that include conventional cel animation alongside the special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, Godzilla® vs. Hedoarh™ director Yoshimitsu Banno’s ecologically focused take on the world’s greatest monster is easily one of the most unique films in the series and required viewing for any giant monster fan or cult film enthusiast.



What happens when three major movie monsters slam dance in the South Seas? The answer is 1966’s Ebirah™, Horror of the Deep, originally released in the U.S. in 1968 under the title Godzilla® Vs. The Sea Monster. Pairing Godzilla® and another of Toho’s most popular kaiju, the giant moth Mothra™, against a wide variety of adversaries, including the titular sea monster, giant birds and a mysterious terrorist organization, the wet and wild widescreen spectacular was directed by Jun Fukuda.



Finally, 1972’s Godzilla® vs. Gigan™ ups the giant monster ante once again with a series of tag team battles featuring four classic kaiju. Released theatrically in the United States in 1977 as Godzilla® on Monster Island and again directed by Jun Fukuda with special effects by Teruyoshi Nakano, the film unites Godzilla® and spiny ally Anguirus™ against two of the series’ most popular opponents: the three headed monster King Ghidorah™ and the new alien cyborg Gigan™.



About Kraken Releasing: KRAKEN RELEASING is a new international video distribution label specializing in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror genre entertainment for mainstream audiences. Together with sister labels MAIDEN JAPAN (TOKYO MAGNITUDE 8.0, PAT LABOR, ROYAL SPACE FORCE) and SWITCHBLADE PICTURES (BIG BAD MAMA-SAN, ATTACK GIRLS SWIM TEAM VS. THE UNDEAD) Kraken’s goal is to bring the best filmed entertainment from around the world to our customers.



About Section23 Films:

Section23 Films provides home video marketing and distribution services for a variety of companies, including Sentai Filmworks, Switchblade Pictures, Maiden Japan and AEsir Holdings. With its special focus on genre entertainment, Section23 Films distributes some of the very best anime, martial arts, and horror titles on the market today.

[MifuneFan]

whoa

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

whoa

[MifuneFan]

Someone's totally reading my 2014 wishlist

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The Iron Giant
La Dolce Vita
Le Samourai
Floating Weeds (or any other Ozu from Criterion)
Cool Runnings (WTH Disney?!)
Spirited Away (in Japan at least)
The Big Sleep
Some more classic Godzilla films
Ghosbusters II

[Sons Of Sparda]

Hopefully these actually get released. Really wish they would release all the godzilla movies on blu ray but I know they likelihood of that happening is not good.

[kidglov3s]

No mention of the AIP dub probably means no AIP dub for Hedorah/Smog Monster? Still great news.

Now for Godzilla's Revenge and Godzilla vs Mothra!

[bgart13]

Is Kraken a US or foreign company?

[DetroitSportsFan]

Great news. Hopefully this new studio does a good job with them.

[dsman71]

What sucks is the company at least to many of us is unknown so who knows how these blu rays will look..I hope for something as good as the Sony DVDs or better but they could be another Echo Bridge / Mill Creek inconsistent type of company.
Someone should ask on the Facebook page "WHO ARE YOU???"

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by Sons Of Sparda

Hopefully these actually get released. Really wish they would release all the godzilla movies on blu ray but I know they likelihood of that happening is not good.

Well Sony could do the contemporary Godzilla films this year in addition to these

[kidglov3s]

Shame Son of Godzilla isn't included with these. I wonder who's responsible for that. The problem with Blu-ray is there's not enough Minya on it.

[jetjaguar4]

Awesome news!

Here's hoping for good transfers!

[MifuneFan]

So are both Section 23, and Kraken Releasing releasing this together? Or just oen or the other depending on the region?

[Lt. Brannigan]

Needless to say, but I am so getting these.

[rrpmpstck]

FREAKING AWESOME NEWS!!!

[milo bloom]

OK, wish we could get new versions of the titles still not on DVD or only available as pan and scan, but this is at least indicative that somebody is aware of the license and the demand for this property.

[madlost1]

Originally Posted by milo bloom

OK, wish we could get new versions of the titles still not on DVD or only available as pan and scan, but this is at least indicative that somebody is aware of the license and the demand for this property.

There's only 1 title left that hasn't received received an official US DVD or Blu ray release and that is Godzilla 1985.


Can't wait for these to come out obviously all will be instant buys.

[madlost1]

Originally Posted by bgart13

Is Kraken a US or foreign company?

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

So are both Section 23, and Kraken Releasing releasing this together? Or just oen or the other depending on the region?

Kracken is a new arm of Section23.

[EricJ]

Those were all the vintage titles Sony released (apart from Classic Media getting all the classics), and they looked good on Sony's remastered prints.
All done with new made-for-Sony dubs (ie., we don't get the lame "Save the Earth" song dubbing on Hedorah/Smog Monster) and with Ebirah/Sea Monster languishing in PD for so long, Sony's was the first version of it I'd seen in its real colors.
That leaves only Son Of from Sony's titles, has that shown up yet?

I'd have rather seen Sony release them, but I'd rather trust the ex-ADV Section 23, than Mill Creek again. ADV's old Rubber Suit DVD line treated some of the obscure/culty Toho and Daiei offshoots well.

[dsman71]

Originally Posted by EricJ

Those were all the vintage titles Sony released (apart from Classic Media getting all the classics), and they looked good on Sony's remastered prints.
All done with new made-for-Sony dubs (ie., we don't get the lame "Save the Earth" song dubbing on Hedorah/Smog Monster) and with Ebirah/Sea Monster languishing in PD for so long, Sony's was the first version of it I'd seen in its real colors.
That leaves only Son Of from Sony's titles, has that shown up yet?

I'd have rather seen Sony release them, but I'd rather trust the ex-ADV Section 23, than Mill Creek again.

No, There is Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla from 1974 that Sony has. All of their DVD releases I thought were really stellar
I think the 3 Godzilla movies coming from Section 8..oops Section 23 is a good start. I was told they do *good work* so lets just hope the PQ is stellar with the same uncut prints used from Sony...